EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Uganda is positioning copper and other critical minerals as strategic resources for economic transformation, with renewed interest…
Tanzania: Mining Reforms Yield 5.8tri/-
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Tanzania’s mining reforms, particularly the requirement to process minerals locally, have generated about 5.8 trillion Tanzanian shillings…
Malawi: Kenani’s Question Sparks Fierce Debate Over Malawi’s Mineral Future
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – A question by activist Onjezani Kenani has sparked debate in Malawi over whether foreign-dominated mining deals—such as…
Mining Companies and Land Rights in South Africa – How Environmentalists Have Used the Law to Defend Communities
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Environmental activists in South Africa have increasingly turned to legal action to secure stronger community land rights,…
Zimbabwe: Govt Lithium Export Ban Sparks Hope for Value Addition
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Zimbabwe’s government has imposed a lithium export ban on raw and unprocessed lithium to promote local beneficiation,…
Zimbabwe Suspends Raw Mineral Exports
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY –The Zimbabwean government has suspended exports of all raw minerals and lithium concentrates to strengthen oversight, curb export…
AFRICA/DR CONGO – Fighting for the strategic coltan mine in Rubaya
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Fighting has intensified in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as pro-government Wazalando militias attempt to recapture…
Southern Africa: Zimbabwe No Longer Keen On Raw Mineral Exports, Says Mnangagwa
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Emmerson Mnangagwa announced that Zimbabwe will move away from exporting raw minerals and instead prioritize local processing…
Ghana and Botswana Point to a New Model for African Mining
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Ghana and Botswana are introducing new mining policies focused on local participation, beneficiation, and diversified mineral production…
Congo-Kinshasa: Many Killed in Coltan Mine Disaster in East – Rebels
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – At least 200 people were killed after landslides caused multiple coltan mines to collapse in Rubaya, North…
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